Magic: The Gathering Story Overview

Introduction

• A 30-year story epic, spanning millennia and countless planes.
• Eight epochs detailed, focusing on significant plotlines.
• Major spoilers for all story arcs.

Origins of the Multiverse

• Five colors of mana: White, Red, Blue, Green, Black.
• Birth of planes, time, space, reality, and life.
• Eldrazi and other beings in the Blind Eternities.

The Elder Dragon War (circa -25,000 AR)

• Elder Dragons like Nicol Bolas and Ugin dominate Dominaria.
• The Elder Dragon War leads to the rise of the planeswalker Ugin.
• Nicol Bolas slays Ugin but Ugin is reborn as a spirit dragon.

Rise of the Thran (circa -5000 AR)

• Advanced civilization using power stones.
• Yawgmoth, a Thran exile, seeks power and knowledge.
• Yawgmoth creates the plane of Phyrexia, starts the Thran civil war.
• The Thran Empire collapses.

The Time of Legends

• Post-Thran collapse, legendary figures rise.
• Struggle and heroism dominate the era.

The Brothers' War and Aftermath

• Urza and Mishra's rivalry leads to the Brothers' War.
• The Silex Blast causes significant devastation.
• Urza becomes a planeswalker, initiates a fight against Phyrexia.

Ice Age and the Shard of Twelve Worlds

• Dominaria suffers an Ice Age.
• Planeswalkers imprisoned within the shard struggle to escape.
• The world spell shatters the Shard, ending the Ice Age.

Tolarian Academy and Phyrexian Threat

• Urza founds the Tolarian Academy, prepares for Phyrexian invasion.
• Phyrexian sleeper agents and incursions continue.

Weatherlight Saga

• Gerard Capuchin and crew battle Phyrexians.
• The Phyrexian invasion of Dominaria unfolds.
• The Legacy Weapon destroys Yawgmoth, but many heroes perish.

Post-Invasion Period

• Karn creates Argentum, later becomes Mirrodin.
• The plane is corrupted by Phyrexian oil, becoming New Phyrexia.

The Great Mending

• Time rifts threaten the multiverse.
• The Mending changes the nature of planeswalker sparks.

Gatewatch Saga

• Nicol Bolas seeks to regain his lost power.
• The Gatewatch forms to counter multiverse threats.
• Bolas's plans culminate in the War of the Spark.
• Bolas is defeated and imprisoned by Ugin.

Rise of New Phyrexia

• Elish Norn leads New Phyrexia's expansion.
• Phyrexian invasion plans include exploiting Omen Paths and spreading across the multiverse.

Recent Developments

• Mirrans resist Phyrexian control.
• Teferi and others work to counter new threats.
• Phyrexian invasion impacts numerous planes.
• Elspeth becomes an archangel, plays a crucial role in Phyrexia's defeat.

Conclusion

• The multiverse faces new challenges post-mending.
• New plots and characters emerge with ongoing storylines.

Reflection

• The story of Magic is a saga of power, ambition, and the struggle for balance.
• Encouragement to explore further lore and storytelling.

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For detailed exploration, examine individual epochs and characters within each timeline for deeper understanding.